All forfeit synonyms
for·feit
F f verb forfeit
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- renounce — to give up or put aside voluntarily: to renounce worldly pleasures.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- sacrifice — the offering of animal, plant, or human life or of some material possession to a deity, as in propitiation or homage.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- part with — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- go without — be deprived of, not have
- forgo — to abstain or refrain from; do without.
- pay for — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
- give over — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
noun forfeit
- penalty — a punishment imposed or incurred for a violation of law or rule.
- forfeiture — an act of forfeiting.
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- penalization — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- cost — The cost of something is the amount of money that is needed in order to buy, do, or make it.
- damages — money to be paid as compensation to a person for injury, loss, etc
- mulct — to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.; swindle.
- relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
adjective forfeit
- irrecoverable — incapable of being recovered or regained: an irrecoverable debt.
- lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- irretrievable — not capable of being retrieved; irrecoverable; irreparable.
- at sea — At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land.
- cast away — to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
- unredeemed — to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage.
- out the window — discarded or wasted